LIFE ISN'T ABOUT WAITING FOR THE STORM TO PASS....IT'S ABOUT LEARNING TO DANCE IN THE RAIN!

Monday, September 7, 2009

September 7, 2009

We are having many requests to update the blog. So sorry if we have offended anyone. We lead a fairly monotous life right now and don't honestly have a lot to say. We continue to go to therapy each day and Josh along with his brothers mow their lawns each week. Josh is making continual progress in many ways. He is strengthening the muscles the he has and gaining new muscles continually. It is fun to see his progress from week to week, and month to month. His statement to those who ask what his prognosis is "If you are a nonbeliever, step aside". His motivation and courage is truly what sees us through day to day. We are continually grateful each day for you thoughts, love and prayers in our behalf. You have touched our lives and help us more than you could ever imagine. We love you all.

Wow, how fun it is to see you sitting up and riding that horse. I could almost smell the rodeo. The 3 cowboys along with you look pretty good too. Thanks for the action movie. It was great, but not as great as you are Josh, I love you and admire you beyond words. We will never give up praying for you and cheering for you. Love forever, Nana

Josh's address

Josh- Loving Life in a big way, July 2008

PERSERVERANCE- Our greatest glory lies not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.

Thoughts from the Pack Family

"The mind determines what is possible, while the heart surpasses it".

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July 30, 2008

Josh was spending the day with his family at the Holmes family reunion. They were all having some 'fun in the sun' at Pineview Reservoir. Josh had been impressing everyone with his wakeboarding skills and took a couple bad wrecks. Later that day he was swimming off the shore at Middle Inlet with his brothers Justin and Colton. Josh was standing in the water almost to his waist when he did a swimmers dive to go in for a swim. Josh remembers hitting the sand. He was instantly paralyzed and was not able to come up. His brothers swimming close by noticed his back arched and his head under and wondered what he was doing, they swam over to him and helped him out to the shore, Josh coughed up some water, and told them he thought he was drowning. Justin touched Josh's leg and he could not feel them. 911 was called immediately, within 4-5 min. the paramedics were there and called life-flight. Josh was transported to the Hospital.

Our Family

Jake

"GOIN' RETRO" Sweet!

Josh & sister Marne'

D&C 122:7

And if thou shouldst be cast into the pit, or into the hands of murderers, and the sentence of death passed upon thee; if thou be cast into the deep; if the billowing surge conspire against thee; if fierce winds become thine enemy; if the heavens gather blackness, and all the elements combine to hedge up the way; and above all, if the very jaws of hell shall gape open the mouth wide after thee, know thou, my son, that all these things shall give thee experience, and shall be for thy good.